The release of the specialized distribution Tails 5.4 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) has been formalized, based on the Debian package base and intended for anonymous online access. In Tails, anonymous browsing is ensured by the Tor network. All connections, except traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by a default packet filter. User data storage in persistent mode between sessions is encrypted. […]
Developers from Red Hat have announced the readiness of the gnome-info-collect tool for gathering telemetry data about systems running the GNOME environment. Users interested in participating in data collection are offered ready-made packages for Ubuntu, openSUSE, Arch Linux, and Fedora. The information collected will help analyze the preferences of GNOME users and consider them in decision-making related to enhancing usability […]
On August 25, 1991, after five months of development, 21-year-old student Linus Torvalds announced in the comp.os.minix newsgroup the creation of a working prototype of the new operating system Linux, marking the completion of the porting of bash 1.08 and gcc 1.40. The first public release of the Linux kernel was presented on September 17. Kernel 0.0.1 was 62 KB in compressed form and contained […]
The release of the Cemu 2.0 emulator has been announced, allowing games and applications made for the Nintendo Wii U console to run on regular PCs. This release is notable for the opening of the project's source code and its transition to an open development model, as well as the provision of support for the Linux platform. The code is written in C++ and is open under the MPL 2.0 free license. The emulator has been in development since 2014, but […]
A new stable branch of the Flatpak toolkit 1.14 has been released, providing a system for building self-sufficient packages not tied to specific Linux distributions and run in a special container that isolates the application from the rest of the system. Support for running Flatpak packages is provided for Arch Linux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, Mageia, Linux Mint, Alt Linux, and Ubuntu. Flatpak packages are included in the Fedora repository […]
Critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-2884) have been fixed in the corrective updates for the collaborative development platform GitLab 15.3.1, 15.2.3, and 15.1.5, allowing an authenticated user with access to the API for importing data from GitHub to execute code remotely on the server. Details of the exploitation have not yet been disclosed. The vulnerability was identified by a security researcher as part of the ongoing bounty program on HackerOne for reporting vulnerabilities. In […]
The release of the email client Thunderbird 102.2.0 is now available, featuring the following changes: A new setting, mail.openpgp.remind_encryption_possible, has been added to disable reminders about encryption support via OpenPGP. Work has been done to reduce startup time. On macOS, a master password prompt has been implemented at startup. The prompt for importing incomplete OpenPGP keys has been removed. Dictionary selection is available in the menu associated with the button […]
The release of the anonymous network I2P 1.9.0 and C++ client i2pd 2.43.0 has been announced. I2P is a multi-layered anonymous distributed network that operates over the regular internet, actively utilizing end-to-end encryption to guarantee anonymity and isolation. The network is built in a P2P mode and formed through resources (bandwidth) provided by network users, allowing it to function without centrally managed servers (communications within […]
The first stable release of the new branch of the MariaDB database management system, version 10.9 (10.9.2), has been published. This branch diverges from MySQL while maintaining backward compatibility, and it features the integration of additional storage engines and enhanced capabilities. The development of MariaDB is overseen by the independent organization MariaDB Foundation, following a fully open and transparent development process that is independent of individual vendors. MariaDB is now provided instead of MySQL in […]
CodeWeavers has released Crossover 22, a package based on Wine code designed to run applications and games written for the Windows platform. CodeWeavers is one of the key participants in the Wine project, sponsors its development, and contributes back all innovations realized for its commercial products. The source code for the open components of Crossover 22 is available for download on this page. […]
The release of the web browser Firefox 104 has taken place. Additionally, updates for long-term support branches — 91.13.0 and 102.2.0 — have been formulated. The Firefox 105 branch will enter beta testing within the next few hours, with its release scheduled for September 20. Key innovations in Firefox 104 include the addition of the experimental QuickActions mechanism, allowing various standard actions to be performed from the browser's address bar. For example, […]
The release of the Cosmopolitan 2.0 project has been published, which develops the standard C library and a universal executable file format applicable for distributing programs across different operating systems without the need for interpreters or virtual machines. The output from compilation with GCC and Clang results in a statically linkable universal executable file suitable for running on any Linux distribution, macOS, and Windows. […]